CECILIA CLARK P HOTOGRAPHY

We began the day with a drive to the Christian/Yazidi village of Ba'ashiqah on the Nineveh Plains. Our first stop was at the home of Abu Mark and his family who are Eastern Orthodox Christians. Abu Mark and his family prepared us a breakfast of makhlama (egg/meat casserole dish), breads, tahini, date syrup, creams from cow, buffalo and goat, local honey and apricot jam. It was delicious. Abu Mark entertained us with stories of his time as one of Saddam Hussein's main personal